Adobe Illustrator Drawing and Shaping Objects 2

Question 1

Which tool lets you draw freeform paths by placing anchor points and dragging to create smooth curves?

Accepted Answer

Pen tool

Answer

The Pen tool places anchor points and dragging the handles produces precise Bézier curves.

Question 2

What does holding Shift do while drawing with the Ellipse tool?

Accepted Answer

Creates a perfect circle

Answer

Holding Shift constrains the ellipse proportions, producing a perfect circle.

Question 3

Which key do you hold to draw a shape from its center outward instead of from a corner?

Accepted Answer

Alt/Option

Answer

Holding Alt (Option on Mac) draws the shape outward from the point where you click.

Question 4

The Shaper tool primarily lets you do what?

Accepted Answer

Convert rough sketches into clean geometric shapes

Answer

The Shaper tool recognizes loose sketched gestures and turns them into crisp geometric shapes.

Question 5

While drawing a polygon with the Polygon tool, how do you change the number of sides?

Accepted Answer

Press the Up or Down arrow keys while dragging

Answer

Pressing the Up or Down arrow keys while dragging adds or removes polygon sides.

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